Network / System Engineer III(Senior z/OS Mainframe Systems)

Introduction

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as a Senior z/OS Mainframe Systems Engineer. This role is crucial in designing, engineering, and maintaining our z/OS platform tools and services, ensuring they align with enterprise architecture standards, governance, and security policies.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong experience configuring, maintaining, and supporting the z/OS operating system, including installing new releases, applying maintenance, and managing PTFs, APARs, and USERMODs using System Modification Program Extended (SMP/E).
• Proficient in developing and maintaining system utilities, exits, and automation using REXX and Basic Assembly Language (BAL/Assembler).
• Demonstrated experience administering z/OS UNIX System Services (USS), including file system management, permissions, scripting, and zFS configuration and support.
• Hands-on experience configuring and supporting JES2, including job class definitions, initiator management, spool tuning, and workload controls.
• Prior work experience at client or in client's Industry

Applicants must be able to work directly for Artech on W2

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of TSO/ISPF, including panel usage, utility execution, and support for system programming and operational tasks.
• Hands-on experience configuring and managing logical partitions (LPARs) and processor resources using the Hardware Management Console (HMC).
• Experience defining and maintaining complex server, storage, and network hardware configurations using Hardware Configuration Definition (HCD).

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Provides subject-matter expertise in z/OS infrastructure, supporting application, infrastructure, and engineering teams with technical consultation and best practices.
• Translates business and operational requirements into z/OS technical designs, deployment blueprints, standards, and runbooks.
• Develops and enhances automation, scripts, and tooling to eliminate manual, repetitive tasks and improve system reliability and efficiency.

For immediate consideration please click APPLY to begin the screening process with Alex.